When it comes to CB I am pretty convinced that the club (OGS mostly) wants a player that would slot right in and improve the team immediately. That leaves Maguire and/or Koulibaly (because of his pure class). I dont believe that the club are looking at other alternatives. So yeah, its probably option A or bust here. If thats the correct approach or not, I dont know. But I am pretty sure of the fact that Woodward did not make this up himself.
Yeah, exactly. You dont get a net worth of 12bn by being emotional about your investments. That would include United.
6Bn is a lot considering we are valued at $3.8Bn as of May.https://www.forbes.com/teams/manchester-united/#229f570113f9.
That. And the future TV-rights in East Asia, China and even Africa. Which are not mature markets yet. There is the concept of an European Superleague as well.
I know what you are doing. Stop trying to derail the thread. Magnier et al would have been better owners than the Glazers. This is about Ed Woodward. So far this window, he has not exactly shone, has he?
Who knows what the hell he is doing. I don’t think even he knows what he is doing. Absolute shambles
He is the CEO so I dont think he is nearly as involved in footballing matters as the popular narrative is in this thread.
this is what I'm talking about. You have absolutely no way of knowing whether we have all of our eggs in the Maguire basket. The only reason you think this way is because nobody is writing about anyone else.
Thats funny, I will give you that. If you didnt actually mean it. But that would just be tragic, so good one there.
Not what I'm saying at all. It was in response that claimed that all of the other big clubs had done all of their business and done it quickly. They haven't. My response was simply that we have secured a quality player in our biggest problem position. I have no doubt whatsoever that we will sign at least one other player in this window.
We were 6th, shambolic season and MILES behind. Your argument is only valid if we’re on par.
Your defence of the Glazers was mildly entertaining for a little while. Bored now.
Maybe I am reading things wrong.
I like your optimism & the look of the new style Ole is trying to put in place. I moan a lot about Ed and transfers but the back end of last season was so shit I would have taken a younger side which was hungry & played with real pace. Even if it meant being miles behind City, just make Utd fun to watch again.
Depressing isn't it?
Its not about defending anyone. Its about waiting until the window closes to judge whether our business has been acceptable or not. I'm personally convinced we will make more signings. If we don't, then yes I'll join you in labelling the summer as disappointing.
Only City are relevant to us this season. I think they will rue not signing a centre back - they look light there.
If those clubs are not relevant, City shouldnt be too. We should be looking at Everton, Leicester and Wolves?
You "don't Think". Now that's a strange one from you.
This is off topic, but I also rue what City seem to be doing on the transfer market. Rodri was a very relevant buy for them. That is if he adapts to the PL and performs. Which is not certain at all.
Hold on my friend and let’s go back to basics.
And how do you know that?
Agree.
Think he is a cousin of Ed's
Yeah, agreed. He does. He is the CEO after all.
Wrong. He is & thats the problem. Unless giving Jose a new contract wasn't a footballing matter? And then a few months later not backing him fully in the market, knowing Mourinho would implode and suck the whole team down with him. Therefore writing off an entire season and costing the club millions in a pay-off, not to mention missing out on CL money.
Mate look at the evidence over the last few seasons. It clearly shows we ARE in deed that stupid.
I have stated repeatadly in this thread and others that the Mourinho appointment and the prolongation of his contract something that Woodward can and should be criticised about.
Things are going off track now. My point here really is that we should wait for the window to close before we make judgement on how good or bad our business has been. Given how many transfers tend to happen late on, that makes perfect sense surely.
Yep lets wait, I think it is the fans frustration wanting to see something happen, signings. It's just that we have seen this happen alot and end up signing no one.
We've spent a lot of money on a lot of expensive players that haven't worked out, for whatever reason. There seems to be an acknowledgement of that from within the club and we have changed our strategy, resulting in 2 transfers so far this summer that look very sensible and also a hesitancy in paying over the odds (see Maguire/Longstaff/no doubt many others that weren't reported) where we refuse to be taken for a ride. All of that is indicative of a different way of thinking.
